hippotamus
English edit
Etymology edit
Syncopic form of hippopotamus.
Noun edit
hippotamus
- Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus
- 1868, John George Wood, The Natural History of Man[1], page 379:
- It is a remarkable fact that when the hippotamus is at liberty in its native stream, not only the ears and the nostrils, but even the ridge over the eyes are of a bright scarlet colour, so brilliant indeed that colour can scarcely convey an idea of the hue.